Pictures & Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi
Continues rains in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis have displaced hundreds of people and destroyed properties worth thousands of Ghana Cedi.
Residents of Nkotompo, Kansawurodu, Assakei, Windo, Apremudu and Kokompe all in the metropolis kept wake due to the non-stop rains which started at about 10pm on Sunday.
The rain also halted economic and school activities for hours as some basic and some second cycle institutions remained closed after the rain subsided late Monday afternoon.
At the time of going to the press at about 3:30pm it continued to drizzle and the weather remained much clouded.
The flood according to the engineers was due to the location of buildings on the water ways and if the rains did not stop it could cause more havoc.
At a low land area at Nkontopo near the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, residents said they were tired of scooping the water out of their houses as the flows from the higher parts of the metropolis continue to settle in the community.
At the Kansawurodu and I-Adu Metal roads, shops and other residential facilities were not spared as victims said they did not anticipate such volume of water to flood their shops and homes since the weather was normal last Sunday and that they did not show any sign of rain.
As at the time the Daily Graphic news team got to some of the affected areas, some people were still trapped in their houses.
According to the officials of the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly engineering department, the root of the problem was the indiscriminate sitting of buildings at unapproved places.
The assembly expressed shock at the location of some of the building and wondered how the owners got the approval or managed to complete their houses in such a short time.
At Assekai, the affected were seen wading through the mud to salvage the remaining items in their rooms.
The residents are calling food and other forms of support to help them survive until they get back on their feet.
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